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Telstra Corporation

Details
Website Telstra Corporation
Credit Agency Name Credit Rating Outlook
Corporate credit rating(s) Standard & Poors (S&P) A Negative
Moody's Investors Services A2 Negative
Fitch Ratings A Negative


Description

Testra is Australia's leading telecommunications and information services company, with one of the best known brands in the country. We offer a full range of services and compete in all telecommunications markets throughout Australia, providing more than 8.3 million Australian fixed line and 12.2 million mobile services.

Our main activities include the provision of:

  • basic access services to most homes and businesses in Australia
  • local and long distance telephone calls in Australia and international calls to and from Australia
  • mobile telecommunications services
  • broadband access and content
  • a comprehensive range of data and Internet services (including through Telstra BigPond®, Australia's leading Internet service provider)
  • management of business customers' IT and/or telecommunications services
  • wholesale services to other carriers, carriage service providers and ISPs
  • advertising, search and information services (through Sensis, Australia's leading directory and search company)
  • cable distribution services for FOXTEL's® cable subscription television services.

One of our major strengths in providing integrated telecommunications services is our vast geographical coverage through both our fixed and mobile network infrastructure. This network and systems infrastructure underpins the carriage and termination of the majority of Australia's domestic and international voice and data telephony traffic.

Telstra also owns 50% of FOXTEL®.

Its international businesses include:

  • Telstra International - a premier provider of international voice, satellite and IP data services. Telstra International is headquartered in Hong Kong, with substantial businesses across Asia, North America and Europe.
  • CSL – Hong Kong’s leading mobile network operator
  • China search and advertising businesses, including the Sequal businesses – Pcpop, IT168, Autohome and CHE 168, the Octave businesses – Sharp Point and ChinaM and LMobile and China Bar.